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STUDENT STAKEHOLDER FOCUS
What do our students need?
As a result of the root cause analysis process (RCA),
it was determined that our students need to be
engaged in:
Rigorous Instruction
 All students need regular opportunities to listen to,
speak, read, and write using academic language to
demonstrate higher order thinking skills (i.e.
analyze, critique, create, evaluate, make judgments,
solve problems)
A Community of Learners
 All students need to feel part of a community of
learners where everyone is engaged in purposeful
collaboration, treated with dignity, respect, and
held to high expectations while engaged in lessons
that related to students’ lives
Teachers will need professional development on:
 Employing warm demander strategies that address
cultural proficiency, build positive relationships
with students, hold all individuals accountable for
learning, & relate lessons to students’ lives
 Planning for rigor with disciplinary literacy skills,
academic language, & critical thinking challenges
 Developing and implementing structured
collaborative tasks where all individuals are held
accountable
Leaders will need professional development on:
 Effective facilitation/coaching of planning for
student engagement in rigorous instruction and a
community of learners
 Coaching to engage teachers in cultural proficiency
setting measurable objectives, the use of multiple
data sources, and reflective examination of student
learning in order to adjust instructional practices
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LEADERSHIP
Mission
The White Oak Middle School community
collaborates to establish a caring and safe environment
where each student feels supported and challenged to
meet high standards. All students will be engaged in
daily rigorous instruction where they will use critical
thinking skills, relevant discourse, and creative
approaches to problem solving.
Vision
We exist to inspire all students to be respectful,
responsible, and ready for life-long learning.
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FACULTY AND STAFF FOCUS
Focus on learningAs a professional learning community we will
collaborate to build staff capacity related to our
instructional focus.
2013-14 PERFORMANCE RESULTS
Where are we headed?
What will students do?
White Oak Middle School
School Improvement Plan (SIP) 2015-16
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
GOAL 1 Rigor:
Engage all students in rigorous instruction in
order to increase math and literacy
achievement for all.
GOAL 2 School Culture:
2014-2015 the school community: All
students, parents, and staff will successfully
collaborate in a community of learners by
being respectful, responsible, and ready for
teaching and learning.
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PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Instructional Coaching Rounds
Cohort collaborative planning meetings
Bi-weekly data chats
Weekly block day lesson plans
Peer Visits with reflection
DRAFT COPY AS OF 9-3-2015
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70.5% of 8th graders proficient on
MAP-R (Goal is 80%)
29.9% of 8th graders advance on
MAP-R (Goal is 50%)
57.7% of 8th Grade students passing
Algebra with a C or higher (Goal is
80%)
MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS, AND
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
What will we use to monitor progress?
Rigor:
 80% Algebra Completion with C or
higher by 8th grade
 90% of students with C or higher on
county assessments
 50% of 8th graders advanced MAP-R and
county assessments
 80% proficient on MAP-R
 ESOL students will increase at least one
level each year on the WIDA writing
assessment
 70 % of students on the honor roll
 100% of classes students using academic
language during instructional coaching
rounds
 Improve student voice data: teachers
allow me to create/design projects
School Culture:
 Decrease referrals disproportionality
 Sustain suspensions for all sub-groups to
less than 6.50
 Sustain ineligibility for all sub-groups
less than 8.9%
 Improve student voice satisfaction:
teachers care about me; lessons relate to
to my life;
 Increase attendance at the quarterly ABC
Dance
 100% of classrooms show evidence of
structured collaborative and cooperative
tasks that meet PIES during coaching
rounds
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